Flowers on squash plants turning brown

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karooba007

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Flowers on squash plants turning brown
« on: May 02, 2009, 16:42 »
the flowers that have just formed on the squash plants are turning brown.
is the plant aborting them? Whats going on?

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Re: Flowers on squash plants turning brown
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2009, 17:10 »
possible over watering of plant or the flower has got wet, a dip in the temperature or the flower has been and gone?
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Re: Flowers on squash plants turning brown
« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2009, 17:17 »
its not really a flower. its the flower bud that has just formed. no, they didn't get wet.
maybe due to over watering or  a temperature drop. the plant will later produce new flower buds right?

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Re: Flowers on squash plants turning brown
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2009, 17:32 »
if it is a nice healthy plant, then you should get more  ;)  Thinking about it now, some of the first flowers don't always open - the plant might have got conned into thinking it was summer with the recent warm temperatures, and then had an afterthought when it went chilly again.

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Re: Flowers on squash plants turning brown
« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2009, 21:15 »
Bottom line - too early!

Only just sown mine.
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

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Re: Flowers on squash plants turning brown
« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2009, 22:03 »


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Only just sown mine
What all the way from Swanage ::)
Good aim ? or did you miss the seed tray from that distance :unsure:

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Re: Flowers on squash plants turning brown
« Reply #6 on: May 03, 2009, 07:54 »
No, silly, I sowed them on me birthday, the day before we left. (30th April - put in your diary).



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